234 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Akron, Ohio, area code 234 serves US telephone numbers and has been in service since 2000, sharing an overlay with 330.
- Location
- Akron, Ohio
- Service began
- 2000
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- 330
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 117
- Expected exhaust
- 2042
- The country code
- +1 (United States)
Sources: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections file 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 234 number
There are two routes to a 234 number. One route: a provider gives you a new number as part of its plan. The choice happens at sign-up, from the numbers it already holds in the code. Numbers already held by a seller are listed for a one-time price and often have a pattern. After purchase, you transfer the number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 234 area code
For 234, NANPA lists 117 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Akron, Alliance, Apple Creek, Atwater, Aurora, Baltic, Beach City, Berlin, Berlin Center, Big Prairie, Bolivar, Brewster, Bristolville, Brunswick, Burbank, Canal Fulton, Canfield, Canton, Carrollton, Chatham, Columbiana, Cortland, Creston, Dalton, Damascus, Dellroy, Doylestown, East Liverpool, East Palestine, East Rochester, Fredericksburg, Garrettsville, Girard, Glenmont, Greene, Greensburg, Hanoverton, Harlem Springs, Hartford (trumbull), Hartville, Hinckley, Hiram, Holmesville, Homerville, Hubbard, Hudson, Johnston, Kent, Kidron, Killbuck, Kinsman, Lake Milton, Leetonia, Lisbon (columbiana), Lodi, Louisville, Lowellville, Magnolia Waynesburg, Malvern, Manchester (summit) and 57 more.
Other related area codes
Same area and same pool of numbers: 330. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
Around Ohio, other area codes include 216, 419, 513, 614, 937, 440, 740, 567, 220, 380, 326, 283 and 436.
234 area code questions
Where can you find area code 234?
In Akron, Ohio, and around Akron, OH, calls to 234 ring.
What country code does a 234 number use?
+1. Since 234 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialling +1 234 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 234 area code?
The 234 area code stays on Eastern time.
Who calls with a 234 number?
Calls can come from homes, mobiles and local businesses that hold numbers in this code, and from callers who pretend to have a local number. What a 234 number shows on your screen is the place it was assigned, not the person calling.